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jan 1, 1985 - Mikhail Gorbachev admits he wants the war to end.

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Mikhail Gorbachev was the new leader of the USSR and started to intensify the number of troops in Afghanistan because he wanted the war to end but with a victory. Which indeed caused the bloodiest year of war.

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jan 1, 1985
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~ 41 years ago